Corset-steel.



A.J. LECOUTRE.

CORSET SEEL.

. APPLICATION FILED APR. 12. I911.

AUGUSTE J. LECOUTBE, OF WORCESTEB CORSE1 C0,, MASSAHUSETTS.

WORCESTER. MASSAGHUSETIS, ASSIGNOR T ROYAL 01'! WQRCESTER, MASSACHUSTTS,-A CORPORATION 0E CORSET-SEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patnted Oct. 23, 1917.

Application filed April 12, 1917. Seril No. 161,597.

set-Steels, of which the fOllowing is a specification. 4

My invention relates to corset steels, and more particularly to the clasps or fasten* ing devices which attach the two front cor set steels together.

The object of my inv ntion is to provide corset clasps of such construction that tiltiIlg of the plate-steel stud members of the clasps will be largely prevented when the Corsets are in use and under tension on the wearer, thus avoiding that annoying pinching of' the fiesh of the wearers, such as is likely 'to occur with the corset clasps at present in use. To this end the studs on the plate steel stud members of the clasps are formed with c0nical heads between which and the said steel stud members said studs are constructed with short straight or cylindrical necks or stems of a length, when the said stud members are covered with cloth, about equal' to the'thickness of the slotted eyes or eye members on the other plate steel members of the clasp. Referring to the drawing;

Figure lis a front view of the two steels, and the'clasps or fastening devices, havmg -studs of my improvod construction.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the steel shown at the right in Fig. -1, detached, looking in the direction of arrow a, same figure.

Fig. 3 is a section, on line 3, 3. Fig. 1, looking in the direction of arrow b, same figure.

Fig. 4 shows, on an enlarged scale, one of the stud-s inserted through an opening in one of the steels, which is shown in crosssectien, before the stud is headed.

Fig. 5 corresponds to Fig. 4:, but shows the lower end of the stud hcaded or spread,

' to secure the stud in the opening in the steel.

In the accompanying drawing, 1, and 2 are the two front steels of a corset; they may be of the usual for1n, and are preferably made of metal.

3' are the eye members of the fastening device, Which are attached by rivets 4 to one of the steels, as ,1. The eye members 3 have an opening 3 therethrough, with the reduced sized opening 3 leading out there-' from, in the usual Way.

. 5 are the studs of my improved construction, forming, v'vith the steel 2, the other member of the. fastening devices. The studs 5 are of ircular shape in cross section, and have" short cylindrical necks or stems 5. The heads 5 of the studs are -made conical or tapering from liear the upper ends thereof to the necks or stems 5 The cylindrical necks or'stems 5 of the studs 5 are of such length, as shown in the drawing. that when the plate steel stud member 2 is covered with fabric, a, the exposed portions of said necks or stems Will be of a length about equal to the thickness of the slotted eye 'members 3. From this it results that the slotted eye member's Will fit closely on the straight or cylindrical necks or stems 5', and close to the bases of the stu'ds, being prevented from working 'up and down on the stds'by the conical heads thereof, when the Corset is under tension on the wearer. Thus the steel plate stud member 2 Will be so steadily held in place by the coperative action of the eye members 3 and the studs 5 that said stud member 2 cannot tilt in such a manner as -to pinch the fiesh ofjthe wearer; while the conical heads of the studs Will allow sulficient freedom between the eyes 3 and the studs 5.so that there Will be no difiiculty in unclasping the corsets. Inclasping the corsets the conical heads of the studs will naturally force the eyes 3- down to their proper positions on the cylindrical necks 5 of the studs, as the corsets are placed under tension on the wearer. This will bring the pull on the studs down close to the L .ses thcreof, so as to avoid any tendency to n..llt the plate steel stud member 2, as Will be understood; and thus avoid danger =of headed or spread, as shown at 5, Fig. 5, t0 secure the stuci to the steel and; hold it inpositiom Having thus describedmy invention, what I daim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

In a corset fastening, the combinaon with an eye steel provided with sotted eye members, ofa steel stud member provied 10 with studs each haVing a concal hea anc a st1aighb or cynrical neck, the lattr be ing of a length, when said steel stu d member is covered with cloih approximaly equal to the thckness of the said eye members.

AUG J. LECOTRE.

V Vitnesses:

JOHN C. DEWE,

M1NNA HAAS. 

